Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-04-14
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investigation and advancement in the
arts and sciences, ] find strong ten
dency on the part of our Therapeutics to
bring into notice many agents heretofore
comparatively unknown to the medical
world. Some of which have proven
valuable while others have not, as yet,
shown any properties that entitIe them
to much consideration, which is unfor-
tunate for the student as well as the
prf ctitioner, from the fact that the latter
compose the larger portion, leaving but
few that are worthy Of other than pass.
ing notice.
However the last quarter Of century
has been fraught with much success and
has added many very valuable medicinal
agents to the list of our long tried and
highly praized articles for the prevention
and removal Of disease, but the discovery
of new remedies alape has not occupied
the entire attention of those who have
been and are now thus engaged as their
attention has been drawn to the develop
ment Of new therapeutic properties in
some Of our older agents that will, in all
probability, lead to as great or even
greater result than can be brought about
by many Of the new discovered remedies.
The discovery Of an unknown property
in carbonic acid gass (which is Of recent
date) is an example Of this fact. 1t is
now being demonstrated that this article,
when used in a certain way possess
properties that are marvellous in their
effects on the animal economy, and
should future investigation lead to as
decided result as that which has already
been developed in its use in consumption
Of the lungs (Phthesis Pulmonalis) will
prove to be as great boon to the world
as the discovery of vaccination or chloro-
form and will be hailed with hearty
welcome by thousands who are now
looking forward to the hour when they
will be compelled to yeald to the ravages
Of the vile monster consumption.
Carbonic acid gass when inhaled into
the lungs proves deadly poison, but the
manner in which death is produced by it
is not exactly known but it is thought to
kill by specific poisonous influence on
the system quite unlike netrogen which
kills only by exclusion of the air from
the lungs. But when it can be used so
- to have it enter the system by absorp-
tion rather than by permeation it can be
80 utilized, although an agent of very
great potency, as to make it powerful in
removing desease without any serious
consequence on the system and should be
looked upon as one Of the greatest dis
coveries Of the age.
The many scientific investigations
relative to the cause producing consump-
tion have established the fact beyond any
question Of doubt that it depends on a
living germ that leads to that peculiar
form Of disease and when carbonic acid
gass can be used in manner to influence
the system by absorption it serves as a
poison to these microcobic or micrococci
formations and not to the human system.
These germs have their origin from
decomposition Of animal and vegetable
matter and are found in the water we
drink, air we breath, decayed meats,
fruits, vegetables and other things the
human family. live on and appear to be
either OF different nature producing
different disease or that the character Of
disease produced by them depends on
the peculiar condition of the system at
the time they are taken into tho body
from the fact that they all serve as causes
producing different diseases. For in
stance diphtheria, Typhoid fever, Asiatic
CHOLERA, consumption, septiccmio, pyem,
il, and all of the zymotic, (self produc-
ing disease) such as smallpox, chicken
pox, measles, scarlet fever, and probably
many others, In fact, I have no doubt
but all forms Of disease have their origin
from parasitic influence or cause.
How very important it is to have the
food We cat, the water we drink and the
OR We breath pure and free firm all
living germs. NJ. A, KELLY, NJ. D.
Lewiston, l. I.
H.